Views At Every Turn - The Palm Beaches Luxury Living & Lifestyles

26 Aug Views At Every Turn

Posted at 11:39h in Featured Story, Interior Design by Luxury Home Magazine

By Lauren Wicks

Obras Studio creates a cinematic home on the Venetian Islands in harmony with the spectacular views.

When Giselle Coujil and Omar Moreno of Obras Studio began this Venetian Islands project, they say the area was “suffering an epidemic of white boxes.” Though trained in modernism themselves, the duo envisioned a more regional take on the movement that would eschew its negative associations with cold rigidity by infusing the home with warm materials reflective of its tropical environs for an inviting coastal retreat. They also wanted to turn the typical floor plan of the area on its head so that every bedroom, not just the primary, gets a killer view — or at least a special amenity.

Photos provided by Obra Studio, Josh Wollowick Designs and Bart Reines Luxury Home Builder

Interior Design: Josh Wollowick Designs

General Contractor: Bart Reines Luxury Homebuilder

“During the design of the project we looked at a few other houses on Di Lido, and most of the master bedrooms would run the width of the lot, so it was very much that this was the only one with the nice view, big closet, and ensuite bath, with the rest of the rooms relegated to nothing in terms of views,” says Moreno. “One of the things we wanted to do with the second floor was give every room something special. We rotated the volume length-wise so the master bedroom was still close to the water but the other bedrooms could also have island views, an exterior balcony, or some kind of element that made their rooms unique too.”

On a larger scale, it was also important to Coujil and Moreno to create an architectural plan that wouldn’t overpower the spectacular views. The property is designed so that you can approach the house, look through it, and see the water, and the views are treated as part of the architecture in order for it to be a focal point of both public and private spaces throughout the homes, unlike many of the other nearby houses at the time of construction. Even the pool is designed to be perpendicular to the bay, rather than parallel, to give each body of water its own moment in the sun.

OBRAS Studio is an award-winning, all-inclusive architecture and design firm located in Coral Gables, FL, with a multi-disciplinary practice: engaging all facets of design and the design process. Its focus on Architecture, Urban frameworks, Interior Design, Landscape, and Art define Obras Studio as a layered collaborative with the ability to create seamlessness between design elements. Founders Giselle Coujil and Omar Moreno may be reached at giselle@obras.studio or omar@obras.studio or 305-972-6040.